FEILDING SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 307, 24 November 1934, Page 5

FEILDING SALE.

STORE CATTLE IN DEMAND

STATION BREEDS RISE.

Over 1000 head of all classes of station cattle were yarded in the store pens at the Feildng sale yesterday, and for male lines the sale was the best yet held this year. Buyers from the Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Wanganui and Main Trunk districts were present, and it was noticeable that the Wairarapa purchasers took lines of cattle most suitable for the chilled beef trade. For female lines the sale was fair, although prices were hardly up to late rates. An appreciation in market prices took place in regard to both yearling steers and heifers, the top values beinc quite up to the main sales this year. Fat cattle comprised practically all dairy breeds, for which butchers did fair business at late rates, while the few head of run beef yarded also sold well.

Fat sheep showed little alteration in price and the small yarding of store sheep found buyers at satisfactory rates. Dairy cattle were slow of sale. Detailed quotations are as follow: Fat sheep.—Hoggets, 19s 9d, 20s 6d, 22 s 3d, 22s 9d, 23s to 24s 4d; b.f. 2-tlis, 21s 6d, 22s 6’d; wethers, 22s 3d ; ewes, 13s 6d, 13s Bd, 14s, 14s 6d, 14s 9d, 15s Id 17s to 17s 7d. Store sheep.—Two-tooth wethers, 12s 3dj 17s 2d, 2Us; 2-th ewes, 255, 25s lid, 26s 6d, 295; m.a. ewes, 17s, 19s, 19s sd, 20s; 4-tli wethers, 21s 2d; empty ewes, 9s 3d, 10s 6d; forward ewes and wethers, 20s lid. Fat Cattle.—Cows, £1 15s, £2 2s 6d, £2 12s 6d, £2 17s 6d, £3, £3 7s 6d, £3 12s 6d, £3 18s, £4 ss, £4 15s to £4 17s 6d; heifers, £4 7s 6d, £4 17s 6d, £5 17s 6d, £6 10s; vealers, £1 14s. Store cattle. —Four-year P.A. bullocks, £6, £6 8s; 4-year P.A. and Hereford crossbred bullocks, £6 6s; 2-year P.A. heifers, £3 2s 6d, £3 13s, £3 19s; yearling P.A. steers, £3, £3 Is, £3 6s, £3 16s, £3 18s; 3-year P.A. steers, £4 15s, £5, £5 7s, £5 18s; yearling Hereford steers, £3 4s; fat and forward m.c. cows, £1 13s to £2 15s; cows and calves, £1 14s, £2 2s 6d to £3; empty Hereford cows, £3 ss; 2-year P.A. steers, £4 ss, £4 7s, £4 15s; Hereford cows and calves, £2 15s; Hereford cows r.w. P.A. bulls, £3 6s; fat and forward Hereford heifers, £4 4s; P.A. cows r.w. P.A. bulls, £3 11s; empty P.A. cows, £3 8s; yearling P.A. heifers, £2 7s to £2 15s; yearling Jersey steers, £1 10s, £1 16s; yearling Jersey heifers, 13s 6d, 21s, 255, 31s to £2; empty forward cows, £1 7s to £2 19s. Dairy cattle.—Springing heifers, £2 2s 6d, £2 15s, £3 2s 6d, £4 to £4 2s 6d; springing cows, £2 12s 6d, £2 15s; heifers in milk, £1 17s 6d, £2 ss, £2 17s 6d, £3 ss; cows in milk, £1 15s, £2 5s to £3 7s 6d.

AUCTIONEER'S’ REPORT. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., 'report:— There was a small entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. Fat sheep showed a decidedly firmer tone; • store sheep remained on a par. All classes of dairy cattle were heavy. Run cattle Bold very freely. We quote: Fat b.f. 2-ths, 21s 6d, 22s 6d ; fat 2-th wethers, 21s 6d; fat ewes, 13s Bd, 15s I'd, 16s 7d; 2-th ewes, 25s 9d; ewe hoggets, 25s lid, 295; 2-th wethers, 20s. Spg. heifers, £4; dairy cows, £2 10s, £2 15s; fat cows, dairy sorts, £2 2s 6d, £2 12 s 6d, £3, £3 12s 6d, £4 2s 6d; dairy bred vealers, 32s 6d, 345; ylg. Jersey heifers, 255, 31s; store cows, 18s, 275; ylg. bulls, 37s 6d, £2 ss, £2 7s 6d.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—A email yarding of sheep in all sections came forward and these met with a keen sale throughout. The fat sheep yarding comprised a few pens of well finished ewes and these showed an appreciable rise on last week’s sale, due no doubt to the short supply. Store sheep were penned in small numbers and a spirited sale resulted with values well up on late rates. The cattle yarding comprised some nice pens of station bred cattle in the store pens and in this section the bidding was animated throughout and a total clearance was effected at values in favour of the sellers. Fat cattle were again yarded in heavy numbers and here we report a fair sale with prices showing an easing tendency. Dairy cattle were sold at late rates. Quotations: Fat sheep.—Fat hoggets, 15s, 19s 9d, 20s 6d, 22s 9d, 24s 4d; fat ewes, 14s 3d, 14s 9d, 15s 6d, 17s 7d. Store sheep.—2-th wethers, 20s ; 2-th ewes, 26s 6d.

Fat cattle.—Fat Jersey cows, £2 ss, £2 10s, £2 15s. £2 17s 6d. £3, £3 ss, £3 17s 6d; fat heifers, £3 2s 6d, £3 ss, £3 10s.

Store cattle.—Yearling Jersey heifers, 21s, 33s to £2; store cows, 19s to 21s; 3-year steers, £5 ss; yearling Jersey bulls, 27s Gd to 32s 6d. Dairy cattle’.—Springing heifers, 27s 6d, 32s 6d, £2, £2 10s; springing cows, £2 12s 6d, £2 15s. WELLINGTON POULTRY MARKET. WELLINGTON, Nov. 24. Prices of live poultry in the Wellington markets this week are quoted as follow: —Fowls: AVhite Leghorn hens, 2s to 2s 6d each; cockerels. Is 6d to 2s 3d; pullets, 3s to 3s 6d. Black Orpingtons: Hens, heavy, 3s 6rl to 4s each; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; cockerels, heavy, 3s 3d to 4s; medium, 2s to 2s 6d. Ducks: Indian Runner, young, 2s 3d to 2s 9d each ; old, 2s to 2s 3d. AVhite: Heavy, 3s 6d to 4s. Geese: 4s to 5s each. Turkeys: 9d to lOd per lb.